Another sport we should stop wasting money on. That said, I agree with OW, we should beat Thailand and Sri Lanka. China? Don't reckon so. Korea? Not in this lifetime.

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Originally Posted by Dhrubo
Is it true that bd was a good hockey team in the past and now they suck ?

Good? Not really. Once better than they have been in recent decades? Probably.

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Originally Posted by Dhrubo
did they ever win from india or pakistan ?

Not that I remember. I remember a 17-0 loss to Pakistan when they were supposadly better than they are now.

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Originally Posted by Dhrubo
oh so bd is good in only one sports and that is cricket eh ?

Pretty much. We're presumably good at shooting if you consider that a sport.

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Originally Posted by Dhrubo
oh so how about the football team was it good at the time when you were a kid.

They seemed better than they are now. I remember us tying Singapore after leading 2-0 in the first half and later beating Yemen at the youth level in the Asian Youth Cup in Dhaka. The senior team also did well after I moved to the US in 1980.

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Originally Posted by Sohel NR
They seemed better than they are now. I remember us tying Singapore after leading 2-0 in the first half and later beating Yemen at the youth level in the Asian Youth Cup in Dhaka. The senior team also did well after I moved to the US in 1980.

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Well, shouldn't we pretty much stop wasting our money on everything other than cricket, chess and perhaps shooting?

Sometimes I wonder how we turned out to be sore losers when it comes to sports. Too much rice in the diet?

I agree.

Diet and attitude are two of the reasons. Dramatic socio-economic disparity and 60 to 65% unemployment don't really help either, especially after the U-15 level. Look at India. Better than us? Sure. But for a country with a billion people? No.

I think we should spend money on and develop endurance sports like long distance cycling (rickshawallas), sculling, kayaking, walking and swimming.

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Bangladesh found it easy in their opening encounter as they thrashed Thailand 13-0, their biggest win in any international match.

Rasel Mahmud led Bangladesh's goal-spree against Thailand with four goals. Mohammad Mamun scored three, followed by Mohammad Zahidul Islam and Mohammad Iqbal Nadir with two apiece. Mohammad Jahidbin Talib and Khondokar Hasan were the other scorers.

"We expected to win the opening match, but never thought the margin would be so big. Our aim now is to play good hockey against big teams," said Bangladesh manager Mohammad Yusuf Ali.

Three-time champions Pakistan, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore are in Group A while Group B comprises two-time winners South Korea, defending champions India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Any win is a good win. 13 zip is even better than that. BUT ... is Thailand of field hockey like the Thailand of international cricket?

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